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By Bobby La Gesse
Posted: 12/10/04 Section: Sports
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Illinois fans heckled the "home" players. Georgetown guard Brandon Bowman shot an airball. He was bombarded with an "airball" chant.
The fans were even up with the latest Illinois cheers. With 6.7 seconds left in the first half, Warren Carter made his first appearance. And just like in Champaign, it was accompanied with a "Warren Carter" chant by the crowd. The first Warren Carter chant started as a whisper at the end of last year. So I guess there were some recent Illinois graduates who went home happy seeing their favorite Illinois bench player getting some action.
The only Georgetown fans in the house were the students behind one basket. Half of the Hoya students showed up late. The other half decided to yell "overrated" at the Illini players during pre-game warm-ups.
"That stuff is going to happen when you're on the road," said Illinois senior forward Roger Powell Jr.
If Georgetown cheers backward, it's probably best the Hoya faithful didn't say much more.
The only time Georgetown was heard was in the opening minutes. Illinois missed a few early shots, played a little sloppy and gave Georgetown a 17-13 lead. But when Illinois went on a 10-0 run with four minutes left in the first half to take the lead at 27-22, the Illini - and the Capital Krush - controlled the rest of the game.
"You're still on the road," Powell Jr. said. "It isn't Assembly Hall. But it's better than Arkansas."
Until the Arkansas Illini make their presence known.
Bobby La Gesse is a senior in communications. He can be reached at sports@dailyillini.com.
The fans were even up with the latest Illinois cheers. With 6.7 seconds left in the first half, Warren Carter made his first appearance. And just like in Champaign, it was accompanied with a "Warren Carter" chant by the crowd. The first Warren Carter chant started as a whisper at the end of last year. So I guess there were some recent Illinois graduates who went home happy seeing their favorite Illinois bench player getting some action.
The only Georgetown fans in the house were the students behind one basket. Half of the Hoya students showed up late. The other half decided to yell "overrated" at the Illini players during pre-game warm-ups.
"That stuff is going to happen when you're on the road," said Illinois senior forward Roger Powell Jr.
If Georgetown cheers backward, it's probably best the Hoya faithful didn't say much more.
The only time Georgetown was heard was in the opening minutes. Illinois missed a few early shots, played a little sloppy and gave Georgetown a 17-13 lead. But when Illinois went on a 10-0 run with four minutes left in the first half to take the lead at 27-22, the Illini - and the Capital Krush - controlled the rest of the game.
"You're still on the road," Powell Jr. said. "It isn't Assembly Hall. But it's better than Arkansas."
Until the Arkansas Illini make their presence known.
Bobby La Gesse is a senior in communications. He can be reached at sports@dailyillini.com.
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